(( Last week, 23-year-old Abundio Mora Soto said his cousin Jose was more like a brother to him.
But now he's charged with sodomizing and strangling the man he called his best friend.
[SOT 54:15 - :18]
((SOTO: NO SE PORQUE PASABA ESTO.))
[RUNS:03]
It's a crime that puzzles Abundio and Jose's cousin, Jose Juan Soto.
He says that before Abundio ran off Saturday morning, he told the family that he had helped his cousin commit suicide.
[sot 54:22 - :23]
((TRATADO DE QUITARSE LA VIDA))
[RUNS:01]
The body of 34-year-old Jose Santos Mora Soto was found last week in a creek ... behind the house he shared with six family members and friends ... including the man charged with his murder.
[SOT 1:01:54 - 1:02:04]
((FRANK CASSELL/HENRY CO. SHERIFF: WE HAD NARROWED IT DOWN TO ONE OR TWO PEOPLE. THIS MAN WAS DEFINITELY A STRONG SUSPECT PRIOR TO HIM FLEEING.))
[RUNS:10]
Now, the search for Abundio Mora Soto has gone nationwide, involving Immigration and the F-B-I.
Authorities think he may be headed to Mexico.
Putting distance between himself and a crime that those who knew him well can't believe.
Marya Jones, News 7, Henry County. ))
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[VO-NAT]

[7-E-Sat-TV]

Two of Western Virginia's congressmen are proposing legislation they hope will give satellite dish owners local programming, and help TV stations reclaim some of their viewers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The major satellite television providers ARE expanding the number of local stations they carry, but their plans include only a third of the nation's 211 television markets.
Rick Boucher and Bob Goodlatte are proposing more than a billion dollars in loan guarantees to encourage the construction of additional satellites for rural areas.
Local broadcasters are supportive.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We think this is just going to give us]
((JIM SHAVER/WDBJ7 VICE PRESIDENT: WE THINK THIS IS JUST GOING TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE COMPETITIVE LIKE WE HAVE BEEN OVER THE YEARS. THERE'S BEEN A SLIGHT EROSION OF OUR AUDIENCE BASED ON THE DIVERSITY OF SIGNALS. AND WE THINK THIS IS GOING TO HELP US COME BACK UP TO AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Jim Shaver/WDBJ7 Vice-President]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=forward to that.]
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[VO-NAT]

If all goes according to plan, Boucher and Goodlatte say local stations in western Virginia could be available to satellite dish owners within two years.
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Students carried signs and chanted the word Unity as they walked through Virginia Tech's campus.
The theme of the march was "One Voice" and everyone from African Americans, to Filipinos, to Caucasians joined in the celebration of diversity.
[SOT 18:38:11]
[INQ=]
((MICHELLE JEFFERSON/STUDENT: PEOPLE SEE US AND HEAR OUR VOICES SO THEY KNOW WE ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT IS WRITTEN ON PAPER WE ARE HUMANS WE'RE ALIVE.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 8]

As the peaceful unity march went through campus many students walking from class stopped to look and hear the message these students were saying.
[NAT SOUND]
[RUNS= 5]

Freshman Michelle Jefferson says taking part in the walk showed a different side of the university.
[SOT 18:38:40]
[INQ=]
((MICHELLE JEFFERSON/STUDENT: YOU RECOGNIZE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS OUT THERE AND I FOUND SOMEONE AND I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE HERE BECAUSE THE CAMPUS IS SO LARGE AND YOU NEED SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO BRING OUT THE DIVERSITY.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 11]

And with over 50 people walking in this year's march, organizers hope as diversity grows on campus, so will the unity. Kate Weidaw, News 7 Blacksburg.))

[45-E-Whitey-Taylor]

He owns a race track in Franklin County, but he also wants to be known as a state delegate.
And he has a Nascar Winston Cup champion stumping for him.
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[SOT 13:41:09]
[IN Q=Y'ALL MAKE]
((Y'ALL MAKE SURE YOU VOTE FOR WHITEY. WE SURE WILL.))
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]
[RUNS=:02]
[OUT Q=WE SURE WILL]
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[VO-NAT]
Bobby Allison thinks Taylor can beat Delegate Allen Dudley.
Whitey Taylor's well-known for publicity stunts at his Franklin County speedway.
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[SOT 12:58:35]
[IN Q=I get out there]
((WHITEY TAYLOR/(I) CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE: I GET OUT THERE AND TALK TO PEOPLE. I WANT WHAT THEY WANT AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.))
[SUPER=01-Whitey Taylor/(I) Candidate for Delegate;]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=that's what I'm going to do]
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[VO-NAT]
Whitey declared bankruptcy two years ago and says his wife is paying for this campaign.
He wants smaller classrooms, better roads and higher paying jobs -- but he has no political experience.
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[SOT 13:06:59]
[IN Q=the speedway]
((BOBBY ALLISON/FORMER NASCAR DRIVER: THE SPEEDWAY REALLY IS A PART OF THAT. YOU NEED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO PUT ON AN EVENT AT THE SPEEDWAY SO YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY NEAT WHEN HE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT. I SAID WOW, AND YES I WILL COME HELP YOU.))
[SUPER=01-Bobby Allison/Former NASCAR Driver;]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=come help you]
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[VO-NAT]
The election is November second.
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[anchor=Melanie]
[graphic=hold]

Whitey Taylor chose to campaign at Wal-Mart. Managers there say they did not give him permission, and they do not endorse him.

[45-Antifreeze-Spill]

Authorities say a chemical spill in a Roanoke County creek does not pose a threat to people or the environment.
A contractor was removing a boiler at I-T-T Industries yesterday when a valve was opened, spilling more than 700 gallons of antifreeze spilled into the creek.
I-T-T was told that the solution which spilled into Carvin Creek was about 50 percent water and wasn't dangerous.

[45Weather]

Taking a moment now to check the forecast--
After some morning fog, skies will turn partly sunny with highs today in the upper 60s.
Becoming cloudy overnight, with lows in the 50s.
The five day forecast includes a chance of showers tomorrow...otherwise partly sunny through the weekend.

[8-Columbine]

You would expect Darell Scott to be angry and bitter, his 17 year old daughter was killed earlier this year by two teen gunman at Columbine High School in Colorado.
But instead Scott is spreading a message of hope and sharing his daughter's testimony of faith with others.
Teresa Hamilton has the story from Giles County.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=April]
[SUPER=03-Littleton, CO/April 20; :00]
[SUPER=03-Giles Co.; :13]
[SUPER=07-Darrell Scott; :39]
[SUPER=07-Katherine Surface; :48 ]
[SUPER=@Teresa2; 1:03]
[RUNS=1:20]
[OUT Q=NEWS 7, Giles County.]
(( April 20th 1999. It's a day etched in Darrell Scott's memory, like no other. It's the day his 17- year old daughter, Rachel, was killed at Columbine high school-- a daughter Scott describes as deeply religious-- pointing to the diary entries she would write to God.
(////sot///// 8;09:31)
[in q=I want ]
((DARRELL SCOTT: I WANT SO MUCH FROM YOU, USE ME, TO REACH THE UNREACHED.))
[runs= 05]
[OUT Q= the unreached.]

Which is exactly what Darrell Scott is committed to doing.
He's sharing Rachel's love of life and Christianity-- with groups across the country-- such as this crowd at Riverview Baptist Church in Giles County-- where Scott talked about his desire to put prayer back in schools.
(//sot//// 20:07:27)
[in q=When you]
((WHEN YOU TAKE OUT SOMETHING GOOD, IT'S GOING TO BE REPLACED BY SOMETHING AND THERE WAS A VOID CREATED IN 1962.))
[runs= 06]
[OUT Q= in 1962.]
[SOT]
(///sot///)
[in q= It's a blessing]
((IT'S A BLESSING...WENT THROUGH.))
Scott says his daughter used to talk about the fact her life would be short...But, nevertheless, dreamed of becoming an actress and missionary-- which in a way she's doing-- in that her picture and life story is being shared around the country, through her father.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Giles County.))

25 sexual misconduct complaints have been filed against staff at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for women in the first nine months of 1999.
That's almost three times the number of complaints for 1998.
The prison opened in March last year.
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[anchor=Melanie]
[graphic=HOLD]

Secretary of Public Safety Gary Aronhalt expects the investigation to take about 3 weeks.

[8-E-L'burg-Scooters]

Scooters are a popular form of transporation on Lynchburg roads, and now police are looking for ways to make them safer for both the riders and other motorists.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Police say many scooter drivers weave their vehicles in and out of traffic and don't stop for stop signs.
The result has been a large number of accidents in recent months.
Authorities want city council to amend Lynchburg's bicycle ordinance to include mopeds and scooters.
That would require owners to register their vehicles and wear helmets.
Council will vote tomorrow night.
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[8Weather]

Turning partly sunny today with a cool northeast breeze.
Highs this afternoon in the upper 60s.
Tonight should turn cloudy with lows in the lower 50s.
The extended forecast is calling for some scattered showers tomorrow...then dry again through the end of the week.